//Here, the families or types will be made
private static void CreateFamilyTypesFromTable(UIApplication uiApp, MainUI uiForm, string saveDirectory, DataGridView dgv, SaveAsOptions saveAsOptions, string familyFileToUse)
{
//First thing to do is open the family document and access the FamilyManager
RVTDocument famDoc = RVTOperations.OpenRevitFile(uiApp, familyFileToUse);
FamilyManager famMan = famDoc.FamilyManager;
string tempFamilyPath = "";
//Next, delete all of the family types except one from the family and save the file off for temporary use
try
{
//This is in a Try/Catch becuse there is a possibility for failure
RVTOperations.DeleteFamilyTypes(famDoc, famMan);
tempFamilyPath = saveDirectory + "\\" + String.Format(famDoc.Title).Replace(".rfa", "") + "_temp.rfa";
famDoc.SaveAs(tempFamilyPath, saveAsOptions);
}
catch { MessageBox.Show("Could not save out a temporary family file to the location where the families are to be saved. Verify the location is not read-only."); }
//Ensure the open family gets closed
finally { famDoc.Close(); }
//Then, reopen the temporary family if it exists
if (tempFamilyPath != "")
{
//Get all of the parameters in the family and add them to a dictionary indexed by the parameter name
RVTDocument newFamDoc = RVTOperations.OpenRevitFile(uiApp, tempFamilyPath);
FamilyManager newFamMan = newFamDoc.FamilyManager;
FamilyParameterSet parameters = newFamMan.Parameters;
Dictionary <string, FamilyParameter> famParamDict = new Dictionary <string, FamilyParameter>();
foreach (FamilyParameter param in parameters)
{
famParamDict.Add(param.Definition.Name, param);
}
//These integer values will be used to increment loops
int rowsCount = dgv.Rows.Count;
int columnsCount = dgv.Columns.Count;
//Keep track of what family types were made so the script can later delete out the one that pre-existed in the family but is not needed.
List <string> familyTypesMade = new List <string>();
//If the user decide to make types per row instead of families per row...
if (uiForm.multiCatCFFEFamilyCreationComboBox.SelectedItem.ToString() == "Combine Types (1 File)")
{
//The progress bar should be prepared using the number of rows multipled by the number of columns for the number of steps to perform. This gives a better indication of progress than doing it based on the number of rows
uiForm.multiCatCFFEFamiliesProgressBar.Minimum = 0;
uiForm.multiCatCFFEFamiliesProgressBar.Maximum = (rowsCount - 1) * (columnsCount - 1);
uiForm.multiCatCFFEFamiliesProgressBar.Step = 1;
uiForm.multiCatCFFEFamiliesProgressBar.Visible = true;
//Open the transaction
Transaction t2 = new Transaction(newFamDoc, "MakeNewTypes");
t2.Start();
//The maximum of rows is greater than the maximum index value by 1, so this uses < to stop before an index out of range exception occurs. Also, the index starts at 1 instead of 0 because the top row is the info about the data type
for (int i = 1; i < rowsCount; i++)
{
//The type name is in the first column.
string newTypeName = dgv.Rows[i].Cells[0].Value.ToString();
//This operation will get the existing type names in the family as new ones are added to avoide duplication
Dictionary <string, FamilyType> existingTypeNames = RVTOperations.GetFamilyTypeNames(newFamMan);
//If the type does not exist in the dictionary...
if (!existingTypeNames.Keys.Contains(newTypeName))
{
//Create a new type and add it to the list of types made
FamilyType newType = newFamMan.NewType(newTypeName);
newFamMan.CurrentType = newType;
familyTypesMade.Add(newType.Name);
}
else
{
//Otherwise set the current type in the family manager to the pre-existing one with the name of the one to be created
newFamMan.CurrentType = existingTypeNames[newTypeName];
//Add that one to the list of types made, though it wasn't actually made
familyTypesMade.Add(newFamMan.CurrentType.Name);
}
//Next, cycle through the columns, again starting with the column at index 1 and incrementing the columns to one less than the number of columns
for (int j = 1; j < columnsCount; j++)
{
//Get the parameter name from the first column's header text
string paramName = dgv.Columns[j].HeaderText;
//Get the storage type from the first row
string paramStorageTypeString = dgv.Rows[0].Cells[j].Value.ToString();
var paramValue = dgv.Rows[i].Cells[j].Value;
//Assuming the parameter value is set...
if (paramValue.ToString() != "")
{
//Set the parameter given the information about the FamilyManager, parameter definition, parameter type, parameter data type, value to set, and whether or not to convert inches to feet. Because this script relies on inch input, this needs done to convert to feet used by the Revit API
FamilyParameter param = famParamDict[paramName];
ParameterType paramType = param.Definition.ParameterType;
RVTOperations.SetFamilyParameterValue(newFamMan, param, paramType, paramStorageTypeString, paramValue, true);
}
//Step forward the progress bar for this parameter
uiForm.multiCatCFFEFamiliesProgressBar.PerformStep();
}
}
t2.Commit();
//In another transaction, delete the pre-existing type used to generate the other types
Transaction t3 = new Transaction(newFamDoc, "DeleteOldTypes");
t3.Start();
foreach (FamilyType type in newFamMan.Types)
{
//Set the current type to the one with the pre-existing type name and delete it
if (!familyTypesMade.Contains(type.Name))
{
newFamMan.CurrentType = type;
newFamMan.DeleteCurrentType();
}
}
t3.Commit();
//Save out the family to the directory and remove the _temp from the name
newFamDoc.SaveAs(saveDirectory + "\\" + String.Format(newFamDoc.Title).Replace("_temp", "") + ".rfa", saveAsOptions);
newFamDoc.Close();
}
//If the user chose to make a family file per row, the family will be saved out multiple times
else if (uiForm.multiCatCFFEFamilyCreationComboBox.SelectedItem.ToString() == "1 Family Per Type (Multiple Files)")
{
//Set the number of steps for the progress bar to the number of rows with families to make
uiForm.multiCatCFFEFamiliesProgressBar.Minimum = 0;
uiForm.multiCatCFFEFamiliesProgressBar.Maximum = rowsCount - 1;
uiForm.multiCatCFFEFamiliesProgressBar.Step = 1;
uiForm.multiCatCFFEFamiliesProgressBar.Visible = true;
//Again, starting at row index 1 because the first is the information about the data types. This loop will produce a family per row. One familly will be opened and saved off multiple times, performing the process of deleting types, adding a default type, and setting parameters before each save
for (int i = 1; i < rowsCount; i++)
{
Transaction t2 = new Transaction(newFamDoc, "MakeNewTypes");
t2.Start();
//Create a new type using the name of the type in the first column
FamilyType newType = newFamMan.NewType(dgv.Rows[i].Cells[0].Value.ToString());
//Clean up the family file name by leaving everything that does not pass the regular expression in CleanFileName
string saveName = GeneralOperations.CleanFileName(newType.Name);
if (saveName != "")
{
//Assuming nothing went wrong modifying the family name...
newFamMan.CurrentType = newType;
//Cycle through the columns to set the parameter values this performs the same operations as those above for making 1 family with multiple types
for (int j = 1; j < columnsCount; j++)
{
string paramName = dgv.Columns[j].HeaderText;
string paramStorageTypeString = dgv.Rows[0].Cells[j].Value.ToString();
var paramValue = dgv.Rows[i].Cells[j].Value;
if (paramValue.ToString() != "")
{
FamilyParameter param = famParamDict[paramName];
ParameterType paramType = param.Definition.ParameterType;
RVTOperations.SetFamilyParameterValue(newFamMan, param, paramType, paramStorageTypeString, paramValue, true);
}
}
t2.Commit();
//Again, do another transaction to delete the pre-existing type
Transaction t3 = new Transaction(newFamDoc, "DeleteOldTypes");
t3.Start();
foreach (FamilyType type in newFamMan.Types)
{
newFamMan.CurrentType = type;
if (newFamMan.CurrentType.Name != newType.Name)
{
newFamMan.DeleteCurrentType();
}
}
t3.Commit();
//Save out the family and continue the loop
newFamDoc.SaveAs(saveDirectory + "\\" + saveName + ".rfa", saveAsOptions);
uiForm.multiCatCFFEFamiliesProgressBar.PerformStep();
}
}
// The family document is finally closed after saving off itself for each row
newFamDoc.Close();
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("No Creation Method was selected");
}
//Delete the _temp file
File.Delete(tempFamilyPath);
//Clean up the backup files too
List <string> backupFiles = GeneralOperations.GetAllRvtBackupFamilies(uiForm.multiCatCFFEFamilySaveLocation, false);
GeneralOperations.CleanRfaBackups(backupFiles);
}
}
